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Fact-checks (16716)

Viral image stated on November 05, 2024 in a Threads post:
Actor Sydney Sweeney “says she voted for Donald Trump.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2024
Linda Koop stated on February 25, 2014 in a campaign mail flier:
Says Stefani Carter "repeatedly used her campaign contributors’ donations to rent margarita machines for our state house office."
By Sue Owen• March 21, 2014
Newt Gingrich stated on December 19, 2011 in a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa:
"No federal official at any level is currently allowed to say ‘Merry Christmas.’"
By Louis Jacobson• December 21, 2011
Joe Biden stated on January 11, 2022 in a speech on voting rights in Georgia:
“In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.”
By Amy Sherman• January 13, 2022
Bernie Sanders stated on February 25, 2019 in a CNN town hall event:
"We have a president who wanted to throw 32 million people off of the health care they had."
By Jon Greenberg• February 28, 2019
Instagram posts stated on December 15, 2020 in an Instagram post:
“6 states will cast their (electoral) votes for Trump AND for Biden,” which will lead to a second Trump term.
By Noah Y. Kim• December 16, 2020
Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on June 29, 2017 in a White House press briefing:
"The president in no way, form or fashion has ever promoted or encouraged violence."
By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• July 5, 2017
Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2025 in a Facebook post:
“Barack and Michelle Obama locked in bombshell divorce of the century.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 19, 2025
Vet TV stated on May 23, 2017 in a web page:
"Trump Removing Marines From the Navy."
By Louis Jacobson• June 7, 2017
Travis Rowley stated on January 21, 2012 in an opinion column:
"Martin Luther King was a Republican."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 29, 2012
Donald Trump stated on June 04, 2018 in a tweet:
Philadelphia Eagles players stayed "in the Locker Room for the playing of our our National Anthem" or were "kneeling."
By Michaela Winberg• June 5, 2018
Instagram posts stated on November 14, 2020 in an Instagram post:
Video shows movers carrying boxes out of the White House as President Trump discusses 2020 election results.
By Samantha Putterman• November 24, 2020
X posts stated on April 13, 2025 in a post on X:
Cody Balmer, the person charged with setting fire to Pennsylvania governor’s residence, posted a photo that said “F--- Trump.”
By Madison Czopek• April 14, 2025
Jonathan Martin stated on April 30, 2023 in a roundtable on ABC's "This Week":
“Joe Biden was older on his first day as president than Ronald Reagan was on his last day.”
By Louis Jacobson• May 1, 2023
Brian Kolfage stated on September 20, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Sarah Jeong said, "We need a castration lottery for white men. Every month we pull a birthday, sort the excess and snip some sacks, preferably in a big public gathering."
By Noah Y. Kim• September 22, 2020
Facebook posts stated on February 22, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"In 1963 Bernie Sanders was arrested for throwing eggs at black civil rights protestors."  
By Amy Sherman• February 25, 2019
Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2019 in a fundraising email:
Says William Taylor and George Kent, the public witnesses in the House impeachment inquiry, are "Never Trumpers."
By Louis Jacobson• November 13, 2019
National Right to Life Committee stated on May 08, 2012 in a press release:
The Obama White House recognizes a "baby that has not been born" for security purposes.
By Molly Moorhead• May 8, 2012
Viral image stated on June 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“1977: Biden said integrating black students would turn schools into ‘a jungle… a racial jungle.’”
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 29, 2020
Donald Trump stated on March 14, 2018 in in a tweet:
Says Democratic obstruction is the reason why "many important positions in government are unfilled."
By John Kruzel• March 16, 2018

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On Trump’s birthday, UFC fights at the White House. How did other presidents celebrate birthdays?

By Gracey Abernethy• June 12, 2026

A birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein: What we know and what Trump says about its authenticity

By Grace Abels• September 9, 2025

Trump’s Freedom 250 concert on the National Mall: What happened? What’s next?

By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2026

For birthday of president No. 1, a look No. 44

By Becky Bowers• February 19, 2012

The AI president: How Donald Trump uses artificial intelligence to promote himself, mock others

By Loreben Tuquero• October 23, 2025

US presidents have observed Black History Month for nearly 50 years. Has that changed under Trump?

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 30, 2025

Happy 16th birthday, PolitiFact! Here's how we're covering the 2024 election

By Katie Sanders• August 22, 2023

Claims about MLK often go astray

By Eric Stirgus• January 15, 2014

Donald Trump said Donna Brazile called Democratic primary 'rigged,' but did she?

By Joshua Gillin• November 3, 2017

Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021, but it’s not a paid day off in all 50 states

By Alex Min• June 18, 2026

The RNC featured Pompeo in Jerusalem and official White House acts. Is that legal?

By Louis Jacobson• August 26, 2020

Watch the Aug. 3 PolitiFact Live: It's our 10th birthday!

By Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• August 3, 2017

Fact-checking William Barr’s House Judiciary hearing

By Miriam Valverde• July 29, 2020

The president who cried hoax? Experts weigh in on Trump’s use of the word

By Bill McCarthy• April 1, 2020

COVID-19 contact tracing for Donald Trump: Who else should isolate?

By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2020

Is a new military draft coming after Karoline Leavitt's comments? Why it's unlikely

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• March 9, 2026

‘No idea who this woman is’: Looking at Trump’s familiar defense in light of E. Jean Carroll case

By Jeff Cercone• May 10, 2023

The Trump team’s falsehoods of 2017

By Manuela Tobias• December 12, 2017

Fact-checking Donald Trump's Nashville rally

By Lauren Carroll, Miriam Valverde• March 16, 2017

Fact-checking Donald Trump's interview on Fox & Friends

By Allison Graves, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• April 26, 2018